Box for packing eggs



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

EDEN M. GOOMBES, OF MEMPHIS, INDIANA.

BOX FOR PACKING EGGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,341, dated October10, 1865.

,To all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, EDEN M. UooMBEs, of Memphis, in the county of Olarkand State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Packing-Box forEggs; and I do hereby de- Clare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art tomake and use the same, rei'erencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings,termin g part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan ortop view ot' my packing-box for eggs. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of thesame, taken in the line at x, Fi g. 1.

In transporting eggs the breakage of the same is almostalways caused bythe weight ot' the layers of eggs one upon another. The object,therefore, of my invention is to provide a packin g-box w hoseintern alarran gement shalll be such as to separate the several layers so thateach layer shall be independent ot' the next; and myinvention consistsin arranging within a suitable box a series of cases, one

above the other and of a depth sutticient to receive a layer of eggs, aswill be hereinafter described.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will proceed to describeit.

A represents a box or chest, which may be of any desirable shape orsize, and which I propose to use for a packing-box for eggs.

B B represent a series ot' cases or shelves having sides a a. allaround, ofa height or depth somewhat more than the thickness crosswiseof an ordinary hens egg. rEhe size of these cases is such as to admit oftheir ready insertion into the box and withdrawal therefrom, each casebeing provided with handles or straps l) b, by which to lift it. Whenthe cases thus made are placed in the chest or box A the bottom of theone case rests upon the tops ot' the sides of the one next below. In thepresent instance, to eeonomize somewhat in room, I have nailed cleats earound the sides ot the box, at the proper distance from the bottomthereof, tov provide a place for the lowest or bottom layer ot` eggs,and the case above it rests upon these; On the under side of each case,as well as on the lid, I secure a cushion or pad, G, made of any softsubstance, ot a size to permit it to rest upon the eggs in the casebelow just hard enough to keep them from jostling. These padsare ofgreat service. rfhey keep the eggs steady; and it' this is accomplishedthere is but little liability of their being broken.

To provide for any lateral rubbing ot' the eggs one against the other,saw-dust or meal, or any substance usually employed in packing eggs, maybe scattered in between them after they have been placed in their cases.

I do not coniine myself to any particular manner of making the cases. Itis obvious that cleats could be nailed around the inside of the box, atsuitable distances apart, and shelves placed upon them with the pads onthe bottom, and this would accomplish the same thing.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The use ot' pads or cushions C, applied to the bottom of the cases orshelves, for the purpose herein specified.

The above speciiication ot' my invention signed by me this 10th day ot'June, 1865.

EDEN M. GOOMBES.

Witnesses:

MADIsoN COMES, WILLIAM P. MGLELLEN.

